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{{samename|Trainer class|Ultra Recon Squad (Trainer class)}}
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|region=[[Alola]]
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The '''Ultra Recon Squad''' (Japanese: '''ウルトラ{{tt|調査隊|ちょうさたい}}''' ''Ultra Reconnaissance Team'') is an organization that came to the [[Alola]] region from the [[Ultra Megalopolis]], a world beyond an [[Ultra Wormhole]]. Its known members are [[Dulse]], [[Zossie]], [[Soliera]], and Captain [[Phyco]].  The group's main goal is to investigate Ultra Wormholes,  [[Ultra Beast]]s, and return the light that was stolen from their home by {{p|Necrozma}}.

==In the games==
===Role===
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The Ultra Recon Squad appears in {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}. Depending on the game, a different pair will play a central role while the other two only appear near the end of the game's story. In Pokémon Ultra Sun, [[Dulse]] and [[Zossie]] will play the central role while in Pokémon Ultra Moon, it will be [[Phyco]] and [[Soliera]]. Their goals also differ depending on the version of the game: Dulse and Zossie focus on finding out how to stop {{p|Necrozma}}, while Soliera and Phyco focus on how to use Necrozma's power.

The Ultra Recon Squad member Dulse{{sup/7|US}}/Soliera{{sup/7|UM}} use a {{p|Furfrou}} in their first battle and the [[Ultra Beast]] {{p|Poipole}} in all subsequent battles.

The Ultra Recon Squad are first seen assisting a pair of {{tc|Aether Foundation Employee}}s in trying to prevent [[Lillie]] from escaping the [[Aether Paradise]] with [[Nebby]], only to witness Nebby teleporting itself and Lillie away to another location. They are then seen in [[Iki Town]] as the player is heading over to the festival, talking about what the people of [[Alola]] are celebrating about. After the player defeats [[Hau]], they start commentating on the battle and how they are going to use the content of Alola to stop the "Blinding One".

The second encounter happens when the player enters the second half {{rt|2|Alola}}. Here, they investigate the "Blinding One" energy signature they detect nearby. They are later seen after the player complete [[Ilima]]'s [[Island challenge|trial]], here they share their curiosity to the [[Z-Crystal]]s and the aura surrounding [[Totem Pokémon]]. They surprised to learn about the [[Poké Ball]]s that the player has before revealing their investigation on Z-Crystals before moving on.

The third encounter with the Ultra Reacon Squad happens after the player finds Nebby in [[Seaward Cave]]. Here they explain that they are searching for someone powerful enough to protect the "Blinding One", while also mentioning they have been exploring the concepts of [[Poké Ball]]s. So using the {{p|Furfrou}} they caught, Dulse{{sup/7|US}}/Soliera{{sup/7|UM}} challenges the player to a fight. Upon losing to the player, they will then mention that {{p|Cosmog}} is known to create [[Ultra Wormhole]]s, which brings danger into the world, but is measured that the Alolan people will not make it happen. Before leaving, the Ultra Recon Squad then declare they will leave Lillie and Nebby alone as long as the Pokémon doesn't open an portal to [[Megalo Tower]].

The fourth encounter occurs in [[Paniola Ranch]] after the player scares away the {{p|Sudowoodo}} blocking the path to {{rt|6|Alola}}. Here, they express surprise that Sudowoodo isn't a plant despite their appearance while marvelling at how unique Alolan Pokémon are. Dulse{{sup/7|US}}/Soliera{{sup/7|UM}} then challenges the player to a fight using the Ultra Beast Poipole from their home. After the battle, Dulse{{sup/7|US}}/Soliera{{sup/7|UM}} thanks the player for helping them to better understand their Poipole while noting that their battle skills needs more improvement. Also they mention how the [[Z-Ring|Z-Power Ring]] reminds them of the light their ancestors once experienced from the "Blinding One", which is their duty to find out before leaving the area.

The fifth encounter happens when the player enters [[Dividing Peak Tunnel]] for the first time. Here they discover the aura readings in the area are very high, that they are not very familiar with the tunnels. After asking the player if they can control the aura that is in [[Z-Move]]s before revealing that their home used to be have a light the affected them similar light to [[Z-Move]]s. They proceed to leave the tunnel into order to meet up someone. When the player enters {{rt|8|Alola}}, it is revealed that it was [[Colress]] who the Ultra Recon Squad was meeting with. After chatting with the scientist they leave the route.

The sixth encounter with the Ultra Recon Squad happens after the player defeats {{p|Nihilego}} at [[Aether Paradise]], where they're seen without their masks for the first time. They reveal to the player and [[Hau]] that they are working with [[Lusamine]] and helping the [[Aether Foundation]] with their research on Ultra Beasts. They explain that Nihilego is an [[Ultra Beast]] that came from [[Ultra Space]], and that their home dimension's light was stolen by {{p|Necrozma}}, which may one day steal the light of Alola as well. Lusamine reassures that should Necrozma or any Ultra Beasts emerge in Alola, the Ultra Recon Squad will be prepared to protect the region along with the Aether Foundation before leaving the area.

The seventh encounter occurs when the player reaches [[Tapu Village]], where they are investigating the ruins. The Ultra Recon Squad explains that here is where Necrozma last visited Alola, when it fought against the [[Guardian deities]] during its search for light. They also revealed that their ancestors were greedy and wanted to control Necrozma's light, only for it to backfire. Their action resulted in Necrozma losing a piece of itself, leading it to become wild and seeking all the light it can find to absorb. Because of this, their ancestors locked the Prism Pokémon away in the Megalo Tower in order to prevent the Prism Pokémon from escaping and contains its rage. However the tower is reaching its limit, leading to their difficult mission in Alola to find a different way to stop{{sup/7|US}}/help{{sup/7|UM}} Necrozma.

The next encounter is back at [[Aether Paradise]] during [[Lillie]]'s rescue, where they block the player from getting to Lusamine. They ask the player to leave {{p|Cosmog}} to them before Dulse{{sup/7|US}}/Soliera{{sup/7|UM}} faces the player in battle and loses. The battle made Dulse{{sup/7|US}}/Soliera{{sup/7|UM}} realize the reason they have no control over Necrozma even with the technology they have, but they are still confident in the fact that the the Aether Foundation will use Nebby to send strong [[Pokémon Trainer]]s though the Ultra Wormhole to stop Necrozma using a device created by Colress to restrain it. So they ask the player not to get in the way of Lusamine before the player goes to face her. After Lusamine goes into Ultra Space along with [[Guzma]] using [[Nebby]]'s power, the Ultra Recon Squad comes into the room, appalled that Lusamine went to face Necrozma for her own selfish reasons rather than to help them. Right before leaving, they then mentions that if Lusamine awakens Necrozma, it will take the light of Alola as it tried to do in the past and already did in Ultra Megalopolis.

The ninth encounter happens in the [[Vast Poni Canyon]] as the player is heading to the [[Altar of the Sunne]]{{sup/7|US}}/[[Altar of the Moone]]{{sup/7|UM}} with Lillie. The Ultra Recon Squad, still enraged over [[Lusamine]]'s selfish actions, challenges the player to one last battle to prove that they can take on Necrozma themselve. After another defeat, they accept their mistake and ask the player to stop Necrozma when it comes to [[Alola]] in their place.

The tenth encounter with the Ultra Recon Squad happens at the [[Altar of the Sunne]]{{sup/7|US}}/[[Altar of the Moone]]{{sup/7|UM}} when{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Necrozma|Dusk Mane Necrozma}}{{sup/7|US}}/{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Necrozma|Dawn Wings Necrozma}}{{sup/7|UM}} escapes into Ultra Space after being defeated by the player. They are horrified that their fear come to past as Necrozma steals the light of Alola and will to other worlds. Lusamine asks for their help in reaching [[Ultra Megalopolis]] with the [[Legendary Pokémon]] they use to arrived in Alola, but [[Dulse]]{{sup/7|US}}/[[Phyco]]{{sup/7|UM}} refused due to her reckless actions. They also notice that Necrozma was distracted on the player's [[Z-Ring|Z-Power Ring]] as if it desire it. After discussing with Lillie and [[Guzma]], they explain [[Ultra Warp Ride]] to the player how to use it to reach Necrozma. 

And so the player uses their {{p|Lunala}}{{sup/7|US}}/{{p|Solgaleo}}{{sup/7|UM}} to reach [[Ultra Megalopolis]] meeting with the other members [[Phyco]] and [[Soliera]]{{sup/7|US}}/[[Dulse]] and [[Zossie]]{{sup/7|UM}}. Here they explain their people are hiding due to Necrozma who is attempting to regain its true form by absorbing the light taken from the [[Legendary Pokémon]] into itself. However this process instead causes Necrozma to feel even more pain due to the fact it cannot control the excessive light energy coming from [[Nebby]]. After reveling that both the Prism Pokémon and their world have both suffered for so long, they ask the player to stop it, reveling that Necrozma is sitting at the top of [[Megalo Tower]] 

The eleventh occurs at Megalo Tower after the player stop Necrozma. The Ultra Recon Squad thanks the player for saving [[Alola]] and their world, and that light will return to their world someday. Noting that {{p|Poipole}} wishes to join the player, so they give the [[Ultra Beast]] as a [[Gift Pokémon|gift]]. The player then returns to the [[Altar of the Sunne]]{{sup/7|US}}/[[Altar of the Moone]]{{sup/7|UM}}, here the Ultra Recon squad revels that [[p|Necrozma]] was the source behind [[Z-Move|Z-Power]] and the aura surrounding [[Totem Pokémon]]. As thanks they allow the player to continue using their [[Legendary Pokémon]] to explore [[Ultra Space]] while they decide to remain in [[Alola]] to continue their research.

The final encounter with the Ultra Recon Squad happens in [[Alola Route 1|Route 1]] after the player becomes the [[Pokémon Champion|champion of Alola]]. They ask the player and Hau for helping in dealing with three Ultra Beasts known as {{p|Blacephalon}}{{sup/7|US}}/{{p|Stakataka}}{{sup/7|UM}} who are running amok on [[Poni Grove]] in [[Poni Island]] due to Necrozma. after given the player and Hau [[Beast Ball]]s, they proceed to capturing the [[Ultra Beast]]s. One caught by Hau is given to the Ultra Recon Squad for data to be use for them and the Aether Foundation for research while the other two are caught by the player to keep. They proceed to thank the two for their service and proceeds to leave the area.

They can be encountered afterwards at the [[Lake of the Moone]]{{sup/7|US}}/[[Lake of the Sunne]]{{sup/7|UM}} doing research on it along with the alternate world of Alola.

===Pokémon===
The concept of Pokémon ownership does not exist in [[Ultra Megalopolis]]; instead, the people share Pokémon to use their powers. In the Ultra Recon Squad, each duo travels with a Poipole, one of which Dulse{{sup/7|US}}/Soliera{{sup/7|UM}} uses to battle the player throughout Alola. The other is given to the player by Soliera{{sup/7|US}}/Dulse{{sup/7|UM}} after defeating Necrozma at Megalo Tower.

The Ultra Recon Squad also has access to a Solgaleo and Lunala which they use to travel between Ultra Megalopolis and Alola. After witnessing Necrozma absorb Nebby to become its {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Necrozma|Dusk Mane}}{{sup/7|US}}/{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Necrozma|Dawn Wings}}{{sup/7|UM}} form at the altar in Poni Island, the Ultra Recon Squad will entrust the player to ride their Lunala{{sup/7|US}}/Solgaleo{{sup/7|UM}} through the Ultra Wormhole. After defeating Necrozma at Megalo Tower, the player can speak to  Phyco{{sup/7|US}}/Zossie{{sup/7|UM}} in order to switch between riding Solgaleo or Lunala when using [[Ultra Warp Ride]].

=====For battles=====
The Ultra Recon Squad keeps battling Pokémon in the {{ball|Beast}}s they helped develop with the [[Aether Foundation]]. Since Ultra Recon Squad members don't "own" Pokémon, it's unknown whether Dulse{{sup/7|US}}/Soliera{{sup/7|UM}} kept the {{p|Furfrou}} following the first battle.  

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| {{ActivePoké|Ultra Recon Squad|Poipole|803Poipole.png|Poison|size=100px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Ultra Recon Squad|Furfrou|676Furfrou.png|Normal|size=100px|link=no}}
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=====Ride Pokémon=====
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| {{ActivePoké|Ultra Recon Squad|Solgaleo|791Solgaleo.png|Psychic|Steel|size=100px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Ultra Recon Squad|Lunala|792Lunala.png|Psychic|Ghost|size=100px|link=no}}
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=====Given away=====
{{Pokémon/7
|ndex=803
|pokemon=Poipole
|gender=none
|type1=Poison
|ability=Beast Boost
|level=40
|move1=Charm|move1type=Fairy|move1cat=Status
|move2=Venom Drench|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Status
|move3=Nasty Plot|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Status
|move4=Poison Jab|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Physical}}

==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{night color light}}|bordercolor={{items color dark}}
|zh_yue=究極調查隊 ''{{tt|Gaugihk Diuhchàhdeuih|Ultra Reconnaissance Team}}''
|zh_cmn=究極調查隊 / 究极调查队 ''{{tt|Jiūjí Diàocháduì|Ultra Reconnaissance Team}}''
|fr=Ultra-Commando
|de=Ultraforschungsteam
|it=Ultrapattuglia
|ko=울트라조사대 ''{{tt|Ultra Josadae|Ultra Reconnaissance Team}}''
|pl=Oddział Ultra Recon
|ru=Команда Ультраисследователей ''Komanda Ul'traissledovateley''
|es=Unidad Ultra
}}

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